In defense of whoever the commentator was who made that mistake, how many non basketball fans actually know who Bill Russell is, let alone what he looks like? I'm wondering how many casual b-ball fans who started watching b-ball after 1990 would actually be able to identify Bill Russell in a pic?

In defense of whoever the commentator was who made that mistake, how many non basketball fans actually know who Bill Russell is, let alone what he looks like? I'm wondering how many casual b-ball fans who started watching b-ball after 1990 would actually be able to identify Bill Russell in a pic?

George Stephanopoulis, the commentator, is from Massachusetts, which makes it worse than it is.

In defense of whoever the commentator was who made that mistake, how many non basketball fans actually know who Bill Russell is, let alone what he looks like? I'm wondering how many casual b-ball fans who started watching b-ball after 1990 would actually be able to identify Bill Russell in a pic?

Well, he shouldn't have taken a wild guess.

Just like that guy who called Wil.I.Am with every brother with dreads.